Croatia Favors Israeli Offer of F-16s for Air Force

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Israeli Air Force F-16s. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Croatia should accept Israel’s offer to supply its air force with F-16 fighter jets, the former Yugoslav republic’s national defense council said on Tuesday.

Croatia asked five countries last year to bid for contracts to supply it with fighter jets: Sweden, Israel, the United States, Greece and South Korea.

The Israeli offer, which according to the media reports is worth some $500 million, includes a squadron of 12 already-used F-16s.

“The defense council has accepted that Israel made the best offer and accordingly gave a recommendation to the government,” the defense council, comprising top state and defense officials, said in a statement.